An essential guide to critical care nursing that includes all the key scientific knowledge and procedures you will need to know when entering the critical care environment.
Written by a dedicated team of lecturers and practitioners with extensive experience in critical care nursing, this textbook covers all the key elements involved in nursing critically ill adults, with individual chapters on managing problems associated with different organ systems and the pathophysiology behind these disorders. It also features coverage of psychological care and infection prevention, and includes a consistent focus on the importance of a person centred, evidence-based approach to critical care delivery.
To further support your learning, the book is full of activities that enhance your knowledge and test your understanding, including clinical case studies, critical thinking tasks, and reflective practice exercises. For lecturers and instructors, there is a collection of online resources including a testbank of multiple-choice questions, links to relevant videos for each chapter, and PowerPoint slides for each chapter.
The ideal textbook for nursing students studying critical care, undertaking clinical placements in intensive care, or nurses new to the critical care environment.
Author Biography:
Sam Freeman, RN, MSc, BSc (Hons), PGCE, SFHEA, RNT, is a senior lecturer in adult nursing and the Director of Postgraduate Taught Education for Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the University of Manchester. Sam has nearly 30 years experience in critical care and nurse education. Clinically, she worked in adult critical care where she was the department’s lead on clinical audit. As an Advanced Life Support Instructor, she supported the education of the team via a bespoke intermediate life support programme. Sam has a particular interest in exploring how we best support those waking in the critical care environment. Sam’s doctoral research explored the patient, family, and multidisciplinary team members experiences and perspectives of agitation and its management in the adult critical care environment. As a nurse educator she is passionate about ensuring critical care education is championed across both undergraduate and postgraduate education. Colin Steen, RN, MSc., PGCertEd., SFHEA, RNT, is a Lecturer in Nursing at the University of Manchester and has specialised in acute and critical care for over 35 years. He has a wide experience of general, paediatric and neonatal intensive care but specialises in adult cardiothoracic critical care including heart, lung and heart/lung transplantation, ECMO and differential lung ventilation. He has worked as a research nurse in the development of drugs to control sepsis. He has a Masters degree in Health Sciences, holds a PGCert in higher education and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He has collaborated with the Royal College of Nursing Critical Care and Inflight Forum on national transfer guidelines as well as the British Association of Critical Care Nursing and the CC3N on the early developments of the Step Competency Framework. Dr Greg Bleakley RN, D.Prof, PGCE, BSc (Hons), DipN, Adv.Cert (Critical Care), RNT, FHEA, started training as an adult nurse during the 1990’s. Clinically, he worked in acute areas of nursing including Critical Care. He has a diploma, bachelor’s degree, and doctorate in nursing. Greg also completed the university advanced certificate in critical care nursing as part of his first degree. In 2007, Greg was appointed as a Band 8a Regional Donor Transplant Co-ordinator / Specialist Nurse - Organ Donation. Greg started his clinically focused doctorate in 2012 whilst working in practice, graduating in 2018 with a thesis entitled “A grounded theory study exploring critical care staff experiences of approaching relatives for organ donation”. Dr. Bleakley commenced in post as a lecturer in adult nursing at the University of Manchester in 2016. He facilitates teaching, learning and assessment of undergraduate and postgraduate students. He holds a postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE), is a registered nurse teacher and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
